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A Complete Catalogue Of The Etchings And Dry-Points Of Arthur Briscoe
by Laver, James
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. navy cloth, beveled edges. Teg. Near fine
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About This Item
London: Halton & Truscott Smith, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth, beveled edges. Teg. Near fine. Briscoe, Arthur Trevor. 30 page in text. 28.5 x 23 cm. Limited edition, copy 76 of 250 with an original signed etching by Arthur Briscoe. A marine painter and etcher who studied at the Slade Art School, he was elected an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1930. An avid sailor himself, Arthur Trevor Briscoe served as a Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. during W.W.I, holding the command of a Motor Launch: one his duties being to patrol the Scapa Flow. Bright, clean copy, additional penciled bibliographical notes in the Catalogue, Bookplate, slight spine sunning.
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- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19849
- Title
- A Complete Catalogue Of The Etchings And Dry-Points Of Arthur Briscoe
- Author
- Laver, James
- Illustrator
- Briscoe, Arthur Trevor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. navy cloth, beveled edges. Teg. Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Halton & Truscott Smith
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Maritime
- Bookseller catalogs
- Catalogue Raisonne; Prints; Maritime;
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